黄佐临在《昆曲为什么排演莎剧》(载《戏曲艺术》1986年四期)一文中说:这次把莎剧《麦克白斯》改编成昆剧《血手记》是世界文学艺术的横向借鉴。我们在莎士比亚作品中特别选中《麦克白斯》,因为这个戏最大特点是感情激越跌宕,而昆曲最大弱点却是“温”。纤弱细腻,确是昆曲的特点、优势,但开放的形势,时代的要求,都需要重新认识、审视这个问 Huang Zuolin said in his article “Why Kunqu Opera Rehearses Shakespeare” (“The Art of Opera” in 1986): This adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” to Kunqu Opera “The Legend of Blood” is a horizontal reference to world literature and art. We specialize in the Shakespeare works “Macbeth”, because the most important feature of this drama is the emotional ups and ups, but the biggest weakness of Kunqu Opera is “warm.” Delicate and delicate, Kunqu is indeed the characteristics, advantages, but the situation of opening up, the requirements of the times, need to re-understand and examine this question